This has been a very elusive phrase in the mouths of
the Nigerian politicians and even though the activists are, everyday, calling
for it; they have gotten no response to their cries.
So why is the government shying away from the
conference…
Simple
Less money to embezzle… the revenue generated in
each state of the federation is sent to the center and the federal government
in turn shares out a percentage of what has been given to it to the states.
But is the sharing profiting the masses that are
suffering, does the money that is been shared ever reach the grass roots?
Governors collect over 50,000,000 (fifty million) per month security vote while the
average house of reps member makes about 1,000,000
(one million) a day.
I believe that if the conference is held, the power
would be shifted from the center. Governors would only donate a part of their
revenue to the center and the Northerners who control most of the power in
Nigeria would be the losers.
Now, you may want to say that I am prejudiced
against the Northerners but I am not.
I am just tired of injustice to the south-south
people (even though I am a westerner), people who have the oil, people who
suffer because of it and then they can’t even enjoy the dividends derived from
it.
Our president is a member of the south-south but his
influence is largely missed to say the least. If he has plans for them, we can’t
see it yet.
This is a call to the Nigerian government…
You are spoiling our future…please change
Nigeria
o ni baje…. Ju bayi lo
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